Mark Gonzales

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Mark Gonzales is a baseball writer for the Tribune who has covered the Cubs since August 2013, after 8 1/2 seasons as the Tribune's White Sox writer. He's served as the beat writer for the following World Series champions: 2001 Diamondbacks, 2005 White Sox and 2016 Cubs. Before joining the Tribune, Gonzales covered the Arizona Diamondbacks and was the national baseball writer for the Arizona Republic for five seasons. Gonzales was the San Francisco Giants' beat writer for the San Jose Mercury News for eight seasons. Gonzales loves traveling to warm locations in the winter.

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Mark Gonzales answers readers’ questions about the status of Cubs manager Joe Maddon, who will replace Brandon Hyde as bench coach and the team’s interest in Daniel Descalso. How short of a leash is Joe Maddon on? If the Cubs are struggling in April or May, will Maddon be axed? Why not make Albert...

All in the White Sox family. Despite Yonder Alonso being the brother-in-law of marquee free agent Manny Machado, White Sox general manager Rick Hahn said he had no ulterior motive to the acquisition of Alonso from the Indians. “Fundamentally, this is a baseball deal,” Hahn said Saturday during...

The White Sox made a surprising move Friday night in their quest to upgrade their roster and lure free agents Bryce Harper or Manny Machado — or both. The Sox acquired left-handed-hitting first baseman Yonder Alonso from the American League Central rival Indians, a source confirmed. The deal was...

The Cubs-Cardinals rivalry appears to have no offseason. The Cubs are interested in left-handed-hitting infielder Daniel Descalso, a 2007 Cardinals draft pick who spent his first five major-league seasons in St. Louis. Descalso, 32, would fit the Cubs’ profile for a versatile infielder who can...

Welcome to the weekly Deep Dish Baseball podcast with Mark Gonzales and Paul Sullivan and other Chicago Tribune writers. Subscribe and listen to Deep Dish Baseball on iTunes | Spotify Stitcher | Google Play Mark and Paul are back to talk about all the happenings (or lack thereof) from the MLB winter...

The White Sox strengthened their catching depth Friday, agreeing to terms on a contract with James McCann, who handled the catching for the Tigers for most of the last four seasons. McCann, 28, threw out 27 of 74 potential base stealers in 2018 for a 36 percent success rate and has earned the nickname...

Cubs President Theo Epstein’s declaration that “you guys will be busy” during the winter meetings didn’t materialize fully. In fact, the Cubs didn’t complete a transaction, unless we count the naming of the player to be named in the Tommy La Stella trade. The Cubs did manage to plant some seeds...

The Cubs added left-handed relief depth Thursday by acquiring Conor Lillis-White from the Angels as the player to be named in the Nov. 29 trade of infielder Tommy La Stella. Lillis-White, 26, a native of Toronto, struck out 98 in 72 innings at Double-A Mobile and Triple-A Salt Lake City last season....